Pastor killed in Taraba

By Itodo Daniel Sule, Jalingo | Publish Date: Jan 25 2015 4:00AM

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Taraba Police command yesterday confirmed the killing of a Pastor, Joshua Ada, by unknown assailants at Chediya area in Wukari local government of the state.Taraba Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Joseph Kwaji told our correspondent that the killers strangled the pastor to death where his car broke down along the way.“The pastor’s car broke down at Chediya on his return from Kogi. He then phoned his mechanic at Jalingo to help him fix the car. When the mechanic arrived, the two men agreed to hire a vehicle at nearby Dan Anacha, which would toll the car to Jalingo”, he said.According to Kwaji, the mechanic upon return to the scene could not find the pastor, adding that ‘after a thorough search, his body was found in the area’.Kwaji said the deceased pastor’s remains had been deposited at a mortuary in Wukari, adding that no arrest had so far been made while investigation is on-going.Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, Wukari, Pastor Jerry Agabison, said the deceased was a missionary who usually move across different parts of the state to preach.

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